Guard Dog Posted November 9, 2018 Posted November 9, 2018 Spent the day walking around Cedar Key. Walked into three bars, the first two told me Sunny couldn't come in. The last one not only welcomed her but made her a hamburger patty. Guess which bar I ran up a $60 tab in. Leaving tomorrow to go visit my brother & his family. "While it is true you learn with age, the down side is what you often learn is what a damn fool you were before" Thomas Sowell
Gfted1 Posted November 9, 2018 Posted November 9, 2018 If its based on Thanos' intent, then I say it rounds up. 1 "I'm your biggest fan, Ill follow you until you love me, Papa"
LittleArmadillo0 Posted November 9, 2018 Posted November 9, 2018 Today I woke up this morning I discovered that my mom's dog had finished eating a dozen crescent rolls. I confined him in a gate gave him a rawhide and went to school. When I came back he got out. Not only ate a pack of hamburger buns but also all his medication for the next 2 weeks. He was taken to the vet to empty out his stomach. He is stable now and back at home sleeping away his troubles. 2
Boeroer Posted November 9, 2018 Posted November 9, 2018 Flying to Berlin to build a shed for my tenents' bikes together with my dad. That's going to be fun. Deadfire Community Patch: Nexus Mods
Lexx Posted November 10, 2018 Posted November 10, 2018 My night was about 4 hours long. Now onto the plane to Frankfurt am Main. Ugh. "only when you no-life you can exist forever, because what does not live cannot die."
Guard Dog Posted November 10, 2018 Posted November 10, 2018 I took everyone out to dinner last night. It was a nice place so Sunny couldn't go. Going to Salt Springs for swimming, BBQ, & general hanging out today. Going to grill the last of the snook today. Heading home tomorrow. "While it is true you learn with age, the down side is what you often learn is what a damn fool you were before" Thomas Sowell
Lexx Posted November 10, 2018 Posted November 10, 2018 My night was about 4 hours long. Now onto the plane to Frankfurt am Main. Ugh. Back home. "only when you no-life you can exist forever, because what does not live cannot die."
ShadySands Posted November 10, 2018 Posted November 10, 2018 (edited) Turned 243 Happy birthday to GD and Mani! Edited November 10, 2018 by ShadySands 4 Free games updated 3/4/21
Guard Dog Posted November 11, 2018 Posted November 11, 2018 OOORAH! 1 "While it is true you learn with age, the down side is what you often learn is what a damn fool you were before" Thomas Sowell
Azdeus Posted November 11, 2018 Posted November 11, 2018 Uh, what did I miss? >_> Civilization, in fact, grows more and more maudlin and hysterical; especially under democracy it tends to degenerate into a mere combat of crazes; the whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, most of them imaginary. - H.L. Mencken
Gfted1 Posted November 11, 2018 Posted November 11, 2018 USMC birthday was yesterday. 1 "I'm your biggest fan, Ill follow you until you love me, Papa"
Azdeus Posted November 11, 2018 Posted November 11, 2018 Ah, thank you Civilization, in fact, grows more and more maudlin and hysterical; especially under democracy it tends to degenerate into a mere combat of crazes; the whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, most of them imaginary. - H.L. Mencken
Malcador Posted November 11, 2018 Posted November 11, 2018 Uh, what did I miss? >_> Cultist stuff 2 Why has elegance found so little following? Elegance has the disadvantage that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it. - Edsger Wybe Dijkstra
Guard Dog Posted November 11, 2018 Posted November 11, 2018 Someone told me once the United States has only two military services. The Army & Navy. The Air Force is a corporation and the Marine Corps is an armed cult. 1 "While it is true you learn with age, the down side is what you often learn is what a damn fool you were before" Thomas Sowell
LadyCrimson Posted November 12, 2018 Posted November 12, 2018 The past month or so I've had weird issues with my PC, where any KB (sometimes mouse) input would randomly do random things like open clicked browser links in new tabs when I didn't ask it to, open the Run prompt or Explorer or other windows thingies, make game menu inputs wonky. It would go away on reboot but start up again at some point sooner or later.Thought it was Steam/game related. Thought it was Firefox related. etc. Couldn't figure it out. Hubby finally suggested "hit all the keys randomly." Didn't work either. But I thought ok, I'll super-clean my KB then, it's been years and years. Popped all the keys off, lots of dustbunnies and grime on the sides of keys. Cleaned. No symptoms since. Lesson1: clean your KB more often than once every 5-6 years. Lesson2: you always "break" at least a couple of keys each time you pop them all off (which is why I don't clean them often). Time for a new KB I suppose. “Things are as they are. Looking out into the universe at night, we make no comparisons between right and wrong stars, nor between well and badly arranged constellations.” – Alan Watts
Hurlshort Posted November 12, 2018 Posted November 12, 2018 The last few days I've been pretty cooped up at home, due to the air quality. I mean, I got a lot done around the house, and I put together a short bike-run yesterday, but I had a race cancelled Sunday and most of the group rides I take part in were also on hold. That's a small price to pay compared to those living in the fire zones, of course. So I've had plenty of time to gallop around the plains of Red Dead Redemption, but I've been itching to get outside. Today the air seemed a bit clearer, so I headed up into the hills and got a beautiful ride in. It was a bit funny passing a bunch of real horse and cattle farms after spending so much time in the game. Rockstar has some good graphics, but still can't beat reality. I saw a ton of wildlife as well. A hawk passed just overhead with something furry in its claws, some wild turkeys went scurrying when I came over a rise, and there was a beautiful buck resting under a tree just off the road. Definitely a gorgeous day in the golden hills of California. 2
Guard Dog Posted November 13, 2018 Posted November 13, 2018 Fortunately you're far enough southwest of it to get some clear air. "While it is true you learn with age, the down side is what you often learn is what a damn fool you were before" Thomas Sowell
ShadySands Posted November 13, 2018 Posted November 13, 2018 Started the process of renting out my condo and buying a house 1 Free games updated 3/4/21
Orogun01 Posted November 13, 2018 Posted November 13, 2018 Started the process of renting out my condo and buying a house RIP ShadySands, I will pray that it will be as painless as possible but be warned...there will be pain. I'd say the answer to that question is kind of like the answer to "who's the sucker in this poker game?"* *If you can't tell, it's you.
Guard Dog Posted November 13, 2018 Posted November 13, 2018 Shady two words: Leasing agent. It will cost you a little but they take the worst of the pain out of it. I used one on the townhouse for both tenants and it made things so much easier. The tenants were screened, their interactions were with the agent. The agent will handle collections, evictions if necessary, interactions with the association. It was a fire and forget process. I wouldn't do it any other way. 2 "While it is true you learn with age, the down side is what you often learn is what a damn fool you were before" Thomas Sowell
Tale Posted November 14, 2018 Posted November 14, 2018 Automated scam calls are turning into an artform, I swear. I just got one that straddled the line between "almost sounds like a real person" and "isn't going to fool anyone other than those already dumb enough to fall for scams." Which is sort of like that sweet spot for scams, I imagine. There was just enough pause for a listener to respond to a message and then it talked about putting you on hold for a specialist. It's got that aggressive salesman tactic going on. But then it requires you to press a button to continue holding while promising you won't be holding long. This is to make sure that someone picked up and it's not just hitting some automated system. But it does so making the mark think someone will be right with them. I think I answer too many calls at work if I'm starting to appreciate scams for their subtle differences. "Show me a man who "plays fair" and I'll show you a very talented cheater."
Hurlshort Posted November 14, 2018 Posted November 14, 2018 Shady two words: Leasing agent. It will cost you a little but they take the worst of the pain out of it. I used one on the townhouse for both tenants and it made things so much easier. The tenants were screened, their interactions were with the agent. The agent will handle collections, evictions if necessary, interactions with the association. It was a fire and forget process. I wouldn't do it any other way. I'd say it depends on what you are looking for. If you want a stable, long-term tenant, you are better off having a relationship with them. Leasing agents are typically going to expect to raise rent with every new lease, regardless of market conditions. It's not really in their best interests to keep tenants in long-term. I've rented out and been a renter, and it's been a lot smoother dealing directly with the tenants as a landlord, and dealing with the landlord as a renter. But I also only had one unit and I lived close enough to get over their easily to do work. 1
Hurlshort Posted November 14, 2018 Posted November 14, 2018 This morning I got an email at 4:30 AM letting me know that the air quality was good enough to lap swim at the pool I go to. So I dragged my butt out to swim in sub-40 degree weather (for you celsius people, that is chilly.) It's basically a mental fight to get out of the house, get out of the car, and get out of the locker room. Then I get in the water pretty quickly because it is warmer than standing on the deck, and once I get a few laps in I start to appreciate the experience. Sometimes it is wonderful and I settle into a rhythm while the sun rises up from the hills nearby. Somedays I splash around like I'm drowning.
LadyCrimson Posted November 14, 2018 Posted November 14, 2018 Yeah, the smoke from the Paradise fire up North was bad all week (especially first couple days) even all the way down here in the Bay. Visibly brown smoky/hazy all around even at eye/street-level, smell included. My allergies have not been good. I initially checked to make sure it wasn't a closer/smaller local fire. I know someone in Sacramento, he shut himself up in the house with air purifiers going and didn't do his sport activities either. Satellite images of the smoke the first day were quite something, looking like heavy storm clouds. (from the 9th) 1 “Things are as they are. Looking out into the universe at night, we make no comparisons between right and wrong stars, nor between well and badly arranged constellations.” – Alan Watts
ShadySands Posted November 14, 2018 Posted November 14, 2018 Shady two words: Leasing agent. It will cost you a little but they take the worst of the pain out of it. I used one on the townhouse for both tenants and it made things so much easier. The tenants were screened, their interactions were with the agent. The agent will handle collections, evictions if necessary, interactions with the association. It was a fire and forget process. I wouldn't do it any other way. I'd say it depends on what you are looking for. If you want a stable, long-term tenant, you are better off having a relationship with them. Leasing agents are typically going to expect to raise rent with every new lease, regardless of market conditions. It's not really in their best interests to keep tenants in long-term. I've rented out and been a renter, and it's been a lot smoother dealing directly with the tenants as a landlord, and dealing with the landlord as a renter. But I also only had one unit and I lived close enough to get over their easily to do work. I really just want to be as hands off and uninvolved as possible. I've been getting quotes all day and trying to figure out some details but having a company do everything for us seems to be the way we are heading. Making money on it would be nice but in the end I just don't want it to cost me anything... time, money, or worry Free games updated 3/4/21
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